Throughout September, anyone stopped by Road Policing Officers in these areas could be asked to take the 20m number plate test, with those who fail having their licence immediately revoked. Data will be collected from each test and will be used to gain an improved understanding of the extent of poor driver eyesight on our roads, which is thought to be vastly underreported in Government statistics.

The following is a tribute released on behalf of the family of Stephen Gibbons, aged 61, from Camberley, Surrey, who died following a collision on the A322 in Bagshot Road, Bracknell, on Saturday (4/8).